[Chi_archie]

who is on meds? and what meds for high BP?


mine is getting too high, and might have to medicate? any good side effects with any BP meds y'all take?


I'm 120-110 over 100 most of the time.....

maybe I'll cut the salty foods out and try exercising a bit

[mmike032]

mine was moderatly high last time I went to the doc.
I think it was around 120/90. IDK, doc said it was higher than normal. IDK

[Chi_archie]

I want good bp meds

[flyingillini]

I get mine done every 3 months and it has been the same for 2 years now. 110/60. I don't take any blood pressure medication either.

[Chi_archie]

at least my cholesterol is ok, which makes no sense to me... I eat like shit

[Doc JS]

Archie,
Cut down on the salt, pork, OTC cold meds, cigarettes. All will raise your blood pressure. Drop a few lbs. Get a little exercise. And maybe you can stay off BP meds...

BOL

Doc

[onthewhat]

never remember

healthy

[Doc JS]

Originally Posted by Chi_archie

at least my cholesterol is ok, which makes no sense to me... I eat like shit

Cholesterol is both diet and genetics...maybe you've just got great genetics! If so, thank your Mom and Dad...

Doc

[Chi_archie]

OTC cold meds too? I love me some sudafed


I'm not overweight....





maybe I sweat too many games

[pimike]

High after the 8th and 9th inning of the Phils game

[The General]

Just had mine checked 146/96 took 325mg of Diovan

[TheSkeptic]

I sell a bp med...if you need to go on one I'd recommend lisinopril first (cheap and low side effects)...if you don't get adequate control or suffer from side effects (most common is a bad cough), i'd recommend a class of meds called ARBs...whichever is preferred on your insurance as they are branded. If those don't work, you'll probably need a second med or a combo pill.

First try to exercise more and lose some weight. Your systolic bp (the top number) is pretty good, but the bottom number is too high. I assume you're probably in your 30s/40s??

Salt is a common misconception - only certain populations actually respond adversely long term to salt. Weight and exercise are the biggest things you can do to drop your bp.

As for cholesterol - 90% is actually genetics. Most cholesterol in our blood is actually produced in the liver and not in the food we eat. Your body actually needs dietary cholesterol to produce testosterone (good thing!). If you have high cholesterol, you will need a statin 90% of the time - diet and exercise will not be enough. As an example, my wife is a vegetarian and not overweight yet has much higher cholesterol than me, who eats red meat like its going out of style and is 10-15 lbs overweight!

[TheSkeptic]

Originally Posted by The General

Just had mine checked 146/96 took 325mg of Diovan

probably 320mg? Diovan is an ARB - i used to sell one of its competitors, Benicar but now sell another med. Diovan is good, but some need to take it 2xday.

[The General]

155/105 now taking ExForge 10mg/640mg and it's not working.

[The General]

Originally Posted by TheSkeptic

probably 320mg? Diovan is an ARB - i used to sell one of its competitors, Benicar but now sell another med. Diovan is good, but some need to take it 2xday.

Yes, 320. Sorry.

For the past few days I have taken 4-6 a day and it didn't touch my BP. Everything stayed the same. (Actually worse). I don't know what is going on.

[JGILL50]

on an ephedra caffeine stack right now so prolly pretty high
but 120 over 75 usually

[Doug]

depends on the situation

[Willie Bee]

118/78 a few weeks ago last time I had it checked.

[Chi_archie]

Originally Posted by JGILL50

on an ephedra caffeine stack right now so prolly pretty high
but 120 over 75 usually

i'm wondering if taking stuff like that, alot in my youth is part of the reason my BP is high now

[20Four7]

170 over 120 no meds for me

[The General]

I had a sudden drop last night to 100/60 and it was not pleasant. Profuse sweating, dizzy, cold chills and vomiting. My cook works in Dialysis and she knew what to do or I would have been in the hospital.

[Deuce]

Originally Posted by Wagerchief

I suffer from high BP , it sucks got diagnosed a few months ago have dizzy spells , and weakness and I am on PLENDIL 5mg one a day. I am pretty much 29

I was on something like that and had to stop taking it. Made me dizzy, when I stood up it was bad. I think it made my BP too low.

[TheSkeptic]

Plendil huh? wow...don't see too many RX of that around. Mostly amlodipine (Norvasc) in that class. Big problem with those meds is they cause swelling in the ankles too.

Deuce, were you on carvedilol (coreg?) That causes orthostatic hypotension (dizziness when you stand up)

[Deuce]

Originally Posted by TheSkeptic

Plendil huh? wow...don't see too many RX of that around. Mostly amlodipine (Norvasc) in that class. Big problem with those meds is they cause swelling in the ankles too. Deuce, were you on carvedilol (coreg?) That causes orthostatic hypotension (dizziness when you stand up)

No, I have no clue. Something small with a long name. I haven't taken it in a few months. I just needed to stop smoking and it went down.

[The General]

212/116 at 8 PM. Went to hospital. When I left it was 113/64 so they got it under control, but I am worried.

[johnnyswami]

exercise and eat healthier you wont regret it

[flyingillini]

102/60 and its consistent every 2 months i get it done

[DOMINATER]

had it checked yesterday 110 over 65 and IAM 6 FT 2 250 LBS AND ON NO MEDICINE. I do run and jock 1 hour a day play handball 2 day a week, also squash 2 times a week .basketball down the y with 30 40 yr old once a week. karate 2 nights a week 1 and half hours no physical work , builder I do no physical work, I have subs do work.

[lakerboy]

120/80

[DOMINATER]

some bp medicines protect the kidneys, others help grow hair, and beta blockers help wth sleep.

[The General]

I am cramping in my sides bad and also cold sweating with dizziness this morning. All the tests last night indicated my heart and blood work was fine so I dunno what is up here.

[PittsburghPlayer]

General, hope the best for you Man. Breathing deep is supposed to help relieve stress and tension.

[The General]

Thanks. The ER doc diagnosed it as stress related and gave me an injection of ativan and that brought it down to normal so I have to believe it is anxiety. I thought the anxiety was caused by my worry over high BP, but opposite from the tests. I got a script of anxiety meds, but need to go work with family doc next week. They also did a chest xray and that looked good as well at the hospital.

[winM]

Rest a lot! Don't think too much, go have some sleep! ok! General sleep!

[The General]

I appreciate it, win. I am just sharing my story here. Since October as the dates indicate, The BP has been up and down for months now. I have been working late shift the last 2 weeks and not resting as well as I would like. I am going to lie down with the cook here in a few. She is off tomorrow usually has to get up at 6 AM and get ready for work.